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Would spells such as Detect Poison and Disease or Detect Magic work through Familiar vision?
If I were to cast a spell on myself such as Detect Magic or Detect Poison and Disease, and then look through the eyes of my familiar, would the spell continue to take effect through the familiar? As ...
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If Heat Metal is cast on a shield, could the target be forced to drop it?
I'm wondering if Heat Metal could force a target to drop their shield.
The spell description says (emphasis mine):
If a creature is holding or wearing the object and takes the damage from it, the ...
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Does Fire Bolt require that you can see the creature in order to target it? [duplicate]
Fire Bolt makes no mention of seeing the creature in order to target it in the spell text . Fire Bolt says "creature or object within range". Ray of Frost has very similar language - no ...
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Is there a saving throw if you cast Scrying and target a location you've seen? [closed]
The scrying spell description states:
You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you. The target must make a Wisdom saving throw [...]
However, ...
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Found Greater Steed and removing a Hat of Disguise
I don't regret allowing the party Bard to take Find Greater Steed as a Magical Secret, but I am starting to realize it may be a perennial source of questions.
In our last session, the Bard summoned ...
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Is a found Steed allowed an independent destination and creature when targeted by Dimension Door?
This question asks whether a creature summoned by Find Steed or Find Greater Steed can be brought with the caster when the caster uses Dimension Door.
I agree with the accepted answer, which says that:...
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Difference in targeting requirements between Scrying and Sending
Sending says (emphasis mine):
You send a short message of twenty-five words or less to a creature with which you are familiar. The creature hears the Message in its mind, recognizes you as the sender ...
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Can the Scrying spell target a location on another plane?
The description of the scrying spell states:
You can see and hear a particular creature you choose that is on the same plane of existence as you.
[...]
Instead of targeting a creature, you can choose ...
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How does the School of Enchantment wizard's Split Enchantment feature affect the Crown of Madness spell?
The party's enchantress is about to hit level 10 and will soon have access to the School of Enchantment wizard feature Split Enchantment (PHB, p. 117):
Starting at 10th level, when you cast an ...
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Can Primal Savagery be used as a reaction with the War Caster feat?
My druid player has just taken the War Caster feat, which states (from the PHB):
When a hostile creature's movement provokes an opportunity attack from
you, you can use your reaction to cast a spell ...
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Is there any rule that prohibits a character from using Wish to cast Simulacrum on a hostile humanoid?
Could a character use Wish to cast Simulacrum (thus requiring only one action and no material components) on any humanoid target?
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Can I cast the Light cantrip on an 11-foot pole?
The description of the Light spell in D&D 5e says:
You touch one object that is no larger than 10 feet in any dimension. Until the spell ends, the object sheds bright light in a 20-foot radius ...
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If there is no other enemy within 5 feet of the initial target of the Green-Flame Blade cantrip, must the fire leap to a friendly creature in range?
When I use the green-flame blade cantrip to attack a creature, then it can bounce the flame to a creature within 5 feet of my target.
If there is no enemy within 5 feet of my target, but there is a ...
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If the Tiny Servant spell is cast on a crossbow, can it shoot by itself?
The spell Tiny Servant (XGtE, p. 168) lets the caster create a Tiny creature out of an object:
You touch one Tiny, nonmagical object that isn’t attached to another object or a surface and isn’t being ...
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Does the spell Destructive Wave allow choosing hidden creatures as targets?
Many spells where you can select targets specify you must select targets that you can see, for example Seeming:
This spell allows you to change the Appearance of any number of creatures that you can ...
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